Happy Thanksgiving
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:27 pm
Recently I received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an
even worse vocabulary. Every other word out of the bird's mouth was rude,
obnoxious and laced with profanity. I tried and tried to change the bird's attitude
by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else
I could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, I was fed up and I yelled at the parrot...the parrot yelled back. I shook
the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. So, in desperation I threw
up my hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.
For a few moments the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then
suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute.
Fearing that I'd hurt the parrot, I quickly opened the door to the freezer.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto my outstretched arm and said, "I believe
I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely
remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything
I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."
I was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As I was about to ask the
parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird
continued, “May I ask what the turkey did?"
***THE TURKEY BECAME DINNER!!****
HAPPY THANKSGIVING --
even worse vocabulary. Every other word out of the bird's mouth was rude,
obnoxious and laced with profanity. I tried and tried to change the bird's attitude
by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else
I could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, I was fed up and I yelled at the parrot...the parrot yelled back. I shook
the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. So, in desperation I threw
up my hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.
For a few moments the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then
suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute.
Fearing that I'd hurt the parrot, I quickly opened the door to the freezer.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto my outstretched arm and said, "I believe
I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely
remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything
I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."
I was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As I was about to ask the
parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird
continued, “May I ask what the turkey did?"
***THE TURKEY BECAME DINNER!!****
HAPPY THANKSGIVING --
